大学体验英语1综合教程讲义含课后翻译答案(第三版)unit5
“I hurt my finger ...” I wept loudly. The tears came readily enough, now that I had an audience. “Isn t your mother home?” “Nobody s home but me,” I cried. “Are you bleeding?” “No, I hit my finger with the hammer and it hurts.” “Can you open your icebox?” she asked. I said I could. “Then chip off a little piece of ice and hold it to your finger.” After that, I called “Information, please” for everything. I asked her for help with my geography or with my math. When my pet canary died, I told “Information, please” the sad story. She tried to soothe me. But I was not consoled. I asked her, “Why is it that birds should sing so beautifully and bring joy to all families, only to end up as a heap of feathers on the bottom of a cage?” She must have sensed my deep concern, for she said quietly, “Paul, always remember that there are other worlds to sing in.” Somehow I felt better.